Looks like we’ve hit a roots rock vein – Boston based Nate Perry & Ragged Company make a strident version of that music, as can be heard on this song taken from the recent ‘The Otherside of Everything‘ EP. Nate Perry formed the band after leaving the army and moving back to Boston where he connected with guitarist Mike Chandler, a seasoned player whose previous band had recently disbanded. Together, they began shaping a new musical direction. To complete the lineup, they brought in drummer Sam Demello, bassist Connor Milligan, and keyboardist Ollie Nash. It was a path to music that seemed predestined – when Nate Perry was stationed in the Army just over the Tennessee line in Kentucky, he and his soldier buddies would travel down to Nashville for a good time. But where the others would have a few drinks and try to meet girls, Perry was transfixed on the stage, watching musicians hold court and showcase their songs.
And five years on Perry says of the new release: “It’s about the end of one thing bringing life to another, a new beginning and an acceptance of the past. Regrets that you come to live with and acceptance that the past cannot be changed. Frustration at the current state you’re in and hesitantly holding out hope for a better future.”
